Latest items for Iran
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Iran ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Iran ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Iran who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 31 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Iran who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 31 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 30, 2024, 8:51 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no applicable provisions could be located (2).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no applicable provisions could be located (2).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica, Iran
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Iran was 22 (KMM-COder Comment).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Iran was 22 (KMM-COder Comment).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s bodies. Videos of citizens arguing or physically confronting each other circulate on social media almost daily" (para 16).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s bodies. Videos of citizens arguing or physically confronting each other circulate on social media almost daily" (para 16).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"A quick look at Iran’s constitution concerning the hijab reveals the erroneous interpretation—and how the regulation of women’s appearance is built into the laws and constitution of Iran. According to Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code, failure to appear without hijab in public is punishable by imprisonment from 10 days to two months or up to 74 lashes. So whether an entity dedicated to enforcing the law—in this case, the morality police—exists, the compulsory hijab is a constitutional mandate" (para 4)
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"A quick look at Iran’s constitution concerning the hijab reveals the erroneous interpretation—and how the regulation of women’s appearance is built into the laws and constitution of Iran. According to Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code, failure to appear without hijab in public is punishable by imprisonment from 10 days to two months or up to 74 lashes. So whether an entity dedicated to enforcing the law—in this case, the morality police—exists, the compulsory hijab is a constitutional mandate" (para 4)
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a few major news outlets, including The New York Times and Time magazine, erroneously reported that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had abolished the morality police—the infamous government body in Iran designed to harass and control women for such crimes as wearing an improper hijab or walking in public with a male friend. But it seems the news of its death has been greatly exaggerated" (para 1). "On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a few major news outlets, including The New York Times and Time magazine, erroneously reported that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had abolished the morality police—the infamous government body in Iran designed to harass and control women for such crimes as wearing an improper hijab or walking in public with a male friend. But it seems the news of its death has been greatly exaggerated" (para 1). "On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"As I write this, my cousin, who lives in a small town, sends me a message via WhatsApp: When driving in the car with her husband, she got a warning via text that her headscarf was not properly covering her hair, including the details of their license plate and location" (para 15). "Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"As I write this, my cousin, who lives in a small town, sends me a message via WhatsApp: When driving in the car with her husband, she got a warning via text that her headscarf was not properly covering her hair, including the details of their license plate and location" (para 15). "Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts of women identified as 'bad hijab' or violators of dress codes" (para 14).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts of women identified as 'bad hijab' or violators of dress codes" (para 14).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"A quick look at Iran’s constitution concerning the hijab reveals the erroneous interpretation—and how the regulation of women’s appearance is built into the laws and constitution of Iran. According to Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code, failure to appear without hijab in public is punishable by imprisonment from 10 days to two months or up to 74 lashes. So whether an entity dedicated to enforcing the law—in this case, the morality police—exists, the compulsory hijab is a constitutional mandate" (para 4) "On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament...more
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"A quick look at Iran’s constitution concerning the hijab reveals the erroneous interpretation—and how the regulation of women’s appearance is built into the laws and constitution of Iran. According to Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code, failure to appear without hijab in public is punishable by imprisonment from 10 days to two months or up to 74 lashes. So whether an entity dedicated to enforcing the law—in this case, the morality police—exists, the compulsory hijab is a constitutional mandate" (para 4) "On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts of women identified as 'bad hijab' or violators of dress codes" (para 14).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"On Dec 5, an entire amusement park was shut down when a female employee showed up to work without a headscarf. In another incident, a member of parliament warned of new methods, such as freezing bank accounts of women identified as 'bad hijab' or violators of dress codes" (para 14).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Yalda Hamidi, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at Minnesota State University, applauds the diaspora’s ongoing effort to raise awareness about the brutality the regime inflicts on its people. She warned that 'such false reports send the signal that fights for women’s fundamental rights are over.' She said she and her friends received congratulatory messages from colleagues who thought the past three months of protests in Iran had come to fruition and the Iranian government had given in to the demands of its people" (para 7). "Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Yalda Hamidi, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at Minnesota State University, applauds the diaspora’s ongoing effort to raise awareness about the brutality the regime inflicts on its people. She warned that 'such false reports send the signal that fights for women’s fundamental rights are over.' She said she and her friends received congratulatory messages from colleagues who thought the past three months of protests in Iran had come to fruition and the Iranian government had given in to the demands of its people" (para 7). "Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Despite two public executions, looming threats against protesters, and hundreds of daily arrests, including raiding the homes of celebrities and intellectuals who publicly oppose the government, the protesters continue to show up. The resistance continues. Strikes are taking place in every major industry. University students stage sit-ins, art installations or boycott classes. Eyewitness images and videos on social media capture the extent of unthinkable violence" (para 20).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Despite two public executions, looming threats against protesters, and hundreds of daily arrests, including raiding the homes of celebrities and intellectuals who publicly oppose the government, the protesters continue to show up. The resistance continues. Strikes are taking place in every major industry. University students stage sit-ins, art installations or boycott classes. Eyewitness images and videos on social media capture the extent of unthinkable violence" (para 20).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1). We can asume that protitution is ilegal as women have been jailed after been convicted of postitution (MD-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1). We can asume that protitution is ilegal as women have been jailed after been convicted of postitution (MD-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1) "The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3) "Protests broke out in Iran on September 16 following the fatal beating of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by morality police for wearing her hijab 'improperly'" (para 8)
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1) "The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3) "Protests broke out in Iran on September 16 following the fatal beating of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by morality police for wearing her hijab 'improperly'" (para 8)
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3). This was the sentence given to a woman that took off her hijab at a protest. This suggests legal concerns about the individual's activities, while women's participation in protests is a broader expression of their rights and societal concerns (MD-CODDER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3). This was the sentence given to a woman that took off her hijab at a protest. This suggests legal concerns about the individual's activities, while women's participation in protests is a broader expression of their rights and societal concerns (MD-CODDER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"An Iranian woman has been jailed for ten years for 'encouraging prostitution' after removing her headscarf at a protest" (para 1).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3). "As many as 18,210 protesters are believed to have been arrested" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The court found her guilty of 'encouraging corruption and prostitution' as well as 'assembly and collusion'" (para 3). "As many as 18,210 protesters are believed to have been arrested" (para 10).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Iran is 15.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Iran is 15.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Iran is 77 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Iran is 77 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Iran is 75.7 years for men and 79.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Iran is 75.7 years for men and 79.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The ban on women going to football games was not inscribed in law and, having advertised her previous trips to games involving Persopolis or Iran on social media, she assumed she was safe from harm and incarceration"(para 3). "Iranian women were originally prohibited from entering stadiums after the revolution, with clerical rulers giving various reasons over the years for the decision, including the corrupting influence it would supposedly have on both male fans and the women themselves. Though it became fairly commonplace for women to sneak into stadiums in disguise, the ban survived without serious challenge until the horrific case of Sahar Khodayari, a 29-year-old fan of Esteghlal, another club...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The ban on women going to football games was not inscribed in law and, having advertised her previous trips to games involving Persopolis or Iran on social media, she assumed she was safe from harm and incarceration"(para 3). "Iranian women were originally prohibited from entering stadiums after the revolution, with clerical rulers giving various reasons over the years for the decision, including the corrupting influence it would supposedly have on both male fans and the women themselves. Though it became fairly commonplace for women to sneak into stadiums in disguise, the ban survived without serious challenge until the horrific case of Sahar Khodayari, a 29-year-old fan of Esteghlal, another club...more
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"She is now in hiding, living in fear for her safety and still suffering the consequences of her arrest following the Asian Champions League game against Qatar’s Al Saad back in August 2019"(para 16). "Khodayari, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was spotted by security guards trying to attend an Asian Champions League match in March 2019 and was charged with 'committing a sinful act by appearing in public without a hijab', as well as 'insulting officials'" (para 24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"She is now in hiding, living in fear for her safety and still suffering the consequences of her arrest following the Asian Champions League game against Qatar’s Al Saad back in August 2019"(para 16). "Khodayari, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was spotted by security guards trying to attend an Asian Champions League match in March 2019 and was charged with 'committing a sinful act by appearing in public without a hijab', as well as 'insulting officials'" (para 24).
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Zahra Khoshnavaz knew she had taken a risk when she joined five other female supporters and attended a high-profile football match disguised as a man"(para 1). "When the Iranian authorities let a limited number of women attend a domestic football match in Tehran in August, Khoshnavaz was refused access, again without being given a reason" (para 18). "'The women and men are separated so attending with your family is still a dream,' says Sepidah, who now lives overseas and requested her surname was kept secret to protect her family in Iran. 'There are morality police everywhere, not letting in women with 'bad' hijab as they call it'" (para 32). "Only...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Zahra Khoshnavaz knew she had taken a risk when she joined five other female supporters and attended a high-profile football match disguised as a man"(para 1). "When the Iranian authorities let a limited number of women attend a domestic football match in Tehran in August, Khoshnavaz was refused access, again without being given a reason" (para 18). "'The women and men are separated so attending with your family is still a dream,' says Sepidah, who now lives overseas and requested her surname was kept secret to protect her family in Iran. 'There are morality police everywhere, not letting in women with 'bad' hijab as they call it'" (para 32). "Only...more